Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Not coming to office and ‘working from home’ is a concept
popular in some, especially IT & ITES sector. On the contrary, ‘work-at-home’ scheme is a
get-rich-quick scam in which a victim is lured by an offer to be employed at
home, very often doing some simple task in a minimal amount of time with a
large amount of income that far exceeds the market rate for the type of work.
The true purpose of such an offer is for the perpetrator to extort money from
the victim, either by charging a fee to join the scheme, or requiring the
victim to invest in products whose resale value is misrepresented.

This man retired 50
years ago – but is still popular, overwhelmingly sought that he is now ‘allowed
to work from home’ .... Mr Gyngell was
quoted as once saying, 'In the Nine family, he sits at the head of the
table.'

He is a famous
Cricketer ..... his bowling reached a new level on the return leg of
Australia's overseas tour, when they stopped in the Indian subcontinent in
1956-57 en route back to Australia. In a one-off Test against Pakistan in
Karachi, he scored 56 and took 1/36 as Australia fell to defeat. He claimed his Test innings best of 7/72 in the first
innings of the First Test in Madras, allowing Australia to build a large
lead and win by an innings. It was his first five-wicket haul in a Test
innings. After taking four wickets in the drawn Second Test in Bombay, he bowled
Australia to victory in the Third Test in Calcutta, sealing the series 2-0. He
took 6/52 and 5/53, his best-ever match analysis, ending the series with 113
runs at 18.83 and 24 wickets at 17.66. He captained that 1961 tour (remember the 1st
tied Test) .......

After the 1956
England tour, he stayed behind in London to take a BBC presenter training
course. He took up a journalism position with the News of the World, beginning
as a police roundsman before becoming a sports columnist. In 1960 he made his
first radio commentary in the United Kingdom at the BBC, after which he moved
into television. After retiring from playing in 1964, he turned to full-time
cricket journalism and commentary, dividing his time between Britain (where he
worked for the BBC for many years before joining Channel 4 in 1999), and
Australia (for the Nine Network). The
idea for what became his trademark, wearing a cream jacket during live
commentary, came from Channel 9 owner Kerry Packer, who suggested the look to
help him stand out from the rest of the commentary team.

The man
is Richie Benaud whose popularity is comparable to Sir
Don Bradman. He played
in 63 tests scored 2201 runs and took 249 test wickets. Benaud blended thoughtful leg spin bowling
with lower-order batting aggression. Along with fellow bowling all-rounder Alan
Davidson, he helped restore Australia to the top of world cricket in the late
1950s and early 1960s – and captained Aussies from 1958 to 1964.

Yesterday, Benaud was
not at the Sydney Cricket Ground when he was the first of 15 broadcasters and
reporters revealed as the inaugural inductees into the ground's Media Hall of
Honour. Alongside Nine stablemate Ray Warren, the legendary Norman May and
respected author Ian Heads, Benaud is one of only four living inductees. His
wife, Daphne, accepted the honour on his behalf.

Now comes the news
that Australia's voice of cricket Richie Benaud has been offered the chance to
commentate on Test matches from his home this year if he is not well enough to
get to the grounds, according to broadcaster Channel Nine. The 83-year-old
former Australia captain has been absent from the commentary box since crashing
his Sunbeam Alpine, a sporty two seat open car of 1963 into a low wall as he
drove to his home in the Sydney beachside suburb of Coogee last October. Channel
Nine chief executive David Gyngell said his desire to have Benaud on board for
the four-Test series against India later this year meant the offer to broadcast
from home was a serious option. Gyngell is quoted as stating that he would prefer
Richie calling at the ground but if that were not to happen, he will be calling
it from home.

While Benaud's ill-health meant he missed the last Ashes
series, he was represented at the Sydney Test by dozens of fans dressed up in
silver wigs and beige suits waving oversize Channel Nine microphones. Richie is
so important that Channel Nine boss David Gyngell has asked the ailing but
resilient voice of cricket to call Australia's series against India from his
Coogee home.